Home Care Advice

Preparing First-Time Home Buyers for their New Purchase

Purchasing a home can be an overwhelming and daunting task for anyone—especially the first-time home buyer.

Purchasing a home can be an overwhelming and daunting task for anyone—especially the first-time
home buyer. They must account for setting a budget for the down payment, closing costs and
mortgage; picking the right community; researching the real estate market; considering the
resale value; deciding the pure logistics of the move; and so much more. Your ability to help
your clients navigate this process can greatly set you apart from the competition.

Helpful tools for planning.
American Home Shield® has pulled together a suite of helpful resources designed to
complement your work as a trusted and valued real estate professional. As you speak to your
first-time home buyers, encourage them to go to firsthomeresources.com for helpful resources and
information.

Here, your clients will find tips, tools and recommendations on how to:

Assess their buying power

Determine where to live

Plan their search

Make their purchase

Plan their move

Understand the terminology

First-time home buyers sweepstakes.
As an added bonus—or house warming gift—we’d like to do our part to help first-time home buyers
worry less and live more. Between now and October 31st, encourage your customers to
sign up for the American Home Shield First-Time Home Buyers sweepstakes, and they could win 1
of 14 $500 Apple Store Gift Cards (one drawing weekly), 1 of 28 $50 iTunes gift cards (two
drawn weekly) or 1 of 4 $3,000 Apple Store Gift Cards (one drawn monthly).

To register, simply go to facebook.com/team.ahs , like our page and select
the First-Time Home Buyer tab to enter contact information. It’s that easy.

For questions about the First-Time Home Buyers program, please contact your account
executive.

Thank you for your business!

American Home Shield is providing the information for
general guidance only. Due to the general nature of the property maintenance and improvement
advice in this material, neither American Home Shield Corporation, nor its licensed
subsidiaries assumes any responsibility for any loss or damage which may be suffered by the use
of this information.